TIME FOR TAKEOFF! Washington, D.C. Summer Orientation 2020 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

TIME FOR TAKEOFF!

Summer Orientation 2020

Washington, D.C.

INTRODUCING

Your Ambassador:

Sarah Scott

sarah.scott@pepperdine.edu 412-770-8251

MEET YOUR RESIDENT ADVISORS!

PROGRAM STAFF

Your Director: Brian Swarts

PROGRAM STAFF

Your Program Manager:

Harper Matthews

GROUPME TIME!

PLEASE ENTER YOUR GROUPME INFO TO THE PHONE BEING PASSED AROUND!

FYI

HARPER WILL EMAIL WITH FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT ROOMMATES & ALLERGIES NO NEED TO EMAIL HER JUST YET!!

GET TO KNOW YOUR GROUP

Friend Scavenger Hunt!

DC HOUSE

PROGRAM VIDEO

NEIGHBORHOODS

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS

GEORGETOWN

SHAW

CHINA

TOWN

NAVY YARD

ADAMS MORGAN

DUPONT CIRCLE CAPITOL HILL

FOGGY BOTTOM

LOGAN CIRCLE

SOUTHWEST WATERFRONT

EMBASSY ROW

BROOKLAND

H STREET

ALUMNI PANEL

Use your 0rientation Worksheet for specific questions

INTERNSHIPS

**Reach out to Brian with any internship questions or concerns

FUN THINGS TO DO

4th of July Fireworks - Over 20+ Museums - Bike Rides -Paddle Boating Baseball Games -Memorial Day Parades -Embassy Parties

MAILING TO D.C.

2011 Pennsylvania Ave NW* Washington, D.C. 20006

*Occasionally Written as: 2011 Eye Street NW

LOCAL MEALS

Meals are on your own, except for Wednesday Dinners

• Digital disbursement covers

weekday lunches & some dinners

• Pro-tip: Cook at home &

save this money to travel & for other fun things

DAY TRIPS

Get in groups of 3-4 and research a cool place to visit that is within 2hrs

• f DC.

Be ready to share the the location, travel costs, & 3 interesting facts about location

WHERE DO YOU STAND?

• Every culture has norms and values. What are your

norms and values? ○ Example: Clothing, Behavior, Language, etc.

• How do your norms/values compare to host culture?

To your group? ○ D.C. vs CA (or home)

TRAVEL

Places:

• Boston
• New York
• Philadelphia
• Annapolis

Transportation:

• Metro
• Uber/Lyft
• Megabus
• Train
• Rent-A-Car

SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES

Below are example of service

• pportunities from the past:
• Food Kitchens
• Daycares
• Walkathons

ACADEMICS

DO NOT expect DC classes to be EASY! It’s the same amount of class hours as Malibu, but finished in less time. Classes are held Monday - Tiursday* for the D.C. program Typically held 7:00PM-10:50PM**

2.0 GPA requirement (cumulative and semester) before and during program.

*Possibility of class on Friday Mornings or Afternoons ** Occasional Class on Wednesday Mornings

BALANCE ACTIVITY

CLASSES TRAVEL SLEEP/HEALTH SOCIAL

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

• Email
• Cellphone
• Facetime/Skype

WHAT TO BRING

• Special hygiene products
• Warm weather clothes & nice outfits
• Enough medications for length of program
• Good walking/hiking shoes
• Learning supplies
• Credit/Debit Card
• Check program website for other items

WHAT TO BRING

tips for packing:

• You won’t need as much as you think

you need

• Pack a few nice, versatile pieces of

clothing for interning

• It gets cooler at night - don’t forget a

few sweaters and a nice jacket!

• Comfortable shoes!

WHAT NOT TO BRING

• Linens
• Pillows or blankets
• Expensive jewelry or valuables
• Too many shoes
• Anything you don’t absolutely need

less is more!

WEATHER

Summer 70-90s with LOTS of rain so bring an umbrella!

HEALTH & WELLNESS

• Soulcycle
• Walkathons
• Half Marathons
• City Bikes
• Walk to internship!
• Gym membership (Washington Sports Club)

ACADEMICS & STUDY HABITS

• Where do you study?
• How much did you study?
• What classes are you taking?
• What is different about classes abroad

compared to classes in Malibu?

SPIRITUAL LIFE

• Churches in the City (Passion, District

Church, National Community Church)

• House Group / Bible Study
• House Church with Visiting Faculty
• SLA Apps!

COMMUNITY & COMMUNICATIONS

• Community in D.C. vs other programs

○ Study groups ○ Captain Cookie Runs ○ Traveling in groups ○ Museums, Lectures, Speeches

CULTURE

• City Culture: Not in Malibu

anymore

• East Coast vs West Coast
• What’s it like to be an intern

AND a student

FINANCES

• Presumably, you will spend less than if you

were in a different country

• Tiink LA prices!
• No foreign currency

EXPLORE WITH A PURPOSE!

Develop goals for yourself:

• Get in groups of 3-4 people and share your initial ideas about goals for 1-2

developmental areas ○ What potential mechanisms there are to help you achieve your goals? (5 minutes total for activity)

NOTE TO YOUR FUTURE SELF

Using the pen, paper and envelope provided, write yourself a letter that you will open while you are abroad. Consider including the following: Goals: spiritual growth, personal growth, academic growth, etc. A statement: What is your current stage in life? You will be amazed how much can change in a year! Your hopes: You will be reading this letter at this time next year. . . what do you want to get out of your time abroad? Your RAs will hold on to these during your time abroad.

SHARE YOUR STORY

@pepperdineip @pepperdine.washingtondc

HOW DID WE DO?

• Check your e-mail now and take the IP

Orientation Survey and Orientation Quiz

• You can leave orientation once you show the
• rientation student leader your 100% score and

the submission page at end of survey on your smartphone or computer

Check out in Caf with completed quiz!